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| Preface | |
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| An Important Message About Safety | |
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| Microscopy and Bacterial Staining Techniques | |
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| The Compound Microscope | |
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| Parts of the Microscope and Their Use | |
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| Observations of Prepared Slides | |
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| Preparation of a Bacterial Smear and the Simple Stain Technique | |
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| Preparation of a Bacterial Smear | |
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| The Simple Stain Technique | |
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| The Negative Stain Technique | |
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| The Gram Stain Technique | |
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| Bacterial Structures | |
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| Spore Stain Technique | |
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| Capsule Stain Technique | |
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| Bacterial Motility | |
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| Culture Techniques and Unknown Identification | |
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| Pure Culture Techniques | |
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| Streak Plate Technique | |
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| Pour Plate Technique | |
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| Bacterial Culture Characteristics | |
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| Biochemical Characteristics of Bacteria | |
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| Carbohydrate Fermentation | |
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| Starch Digestion | |
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| Catalase Production | |
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| DNA Digestion | |
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| Hydrogen Sulfide Production | |
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| Indole Production | |
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| Urea Digestion | |
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| Lipid Digestion | |
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| Casein Digestion | |
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| Identification of a Bacterial Unknown | |
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| Viruses and Eukaryotic Microorganisms | |
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| Viruses | |
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| Constructing a Virus | |
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| The Effect of Bacteriophages on Bacteria | |
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| Plaque Formation | |
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| Identification of Bacteriophages from Sewage | |
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| Estimating the Number of Bacteriophages | |
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| Fungi, Protozoa, and Multicellular Parasites | |
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| Fungi (Molds and Yeasts) | |
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| Protozoa and Multicellular Parasites | |
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| Medical Microbiology | |
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| The Genus Mycobacterium | |
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| Colonial and Cellular Morphology | |
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| Acid-Fast Stain Technique | |
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| Cold Acid-Fast Stain Technique | |
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| The Genus Streptococcus | |
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| Streptococci from the Upper Respiratory Tract | |
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| Streptococci from the Oral Cavity | |
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| The Genus Neisseria | |
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| The Genus Staphylococcus | |
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| Isolation of Staphylococci | |
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| Differentiation between Staphylococcal Species | |
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| The Enteric Bacteria | |
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| Isolation of Enteric Bacteria | |
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| Differentiation of Enteric Bacteria on TSI Agar | |
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| The IMViC Series | |
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| Rapid Identification of Enteric Bacteria | |
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| The Genus Bacillus | |
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| The Genus Clostridium | |
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| The Genus Lactobacillus | |
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| Isolation of Lactobacilli | |
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| Caries Susceptibility Test | |
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| The Spread and Control of Microorganisms | |
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| A Simulated Epidemic | |
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| Microbial Transmission via Fomites | |
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| A Microbial Hunt | |
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| Transmission of Microorganisms through Toilet Paper | |
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| The Effect of Physical Agents on Bacteria | |
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| Heat Tolerance | |
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| Ultraviolet Light | |
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| Drying | |
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| Other Physical Agents | |
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| The Effect of Chemical Agents on Bacteria | |
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| Antiseptics and Disinfectants | |
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| Metals | |
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| Other Chemical Substances | |
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| Effect of Lysozyme on Bacteria | |
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| Disinfection of Drinking Water | |
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| Evaluation of Disinfectants and Antiseptics | |
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| Effectiveness of Disinfectants on Inanimate Objects | |
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| Effectiveness of Disinfectants and Hand Washing on the Skin Surface | |
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| Mouthwashes and Oral Bacteria | |
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| The Phenol Coefficient | |
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| The Effect of Antibiotics on Bacteria | |
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| Public Health and Environmental Microbiology | |
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| Microbiology of Foods | |
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| Food Preservation with Salt and Garlic | |
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| Standard Plate Count of Food Products | |
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| Fermentation of Sauerkraut | |
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| Fermentation of Wine and Beer | |
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| Microbiology of Milk and Dairy Products | |
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| Standard Plate Count of Milk | |
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| Coliform Plate Count of Milk | |
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| Methylene Blue Reduction Test | |
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| Preparation of Cheese | |
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| Preparation of Yogurt | |
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| The Natural Bacterial Content of Milk | |
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| Microbiology of Water | |
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| Presumptive Test by the MPN Method | |
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| Confirmed Test | |
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| Completed Test | |
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| Membrane Filter Technique | |
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| Preparation of a Biofilm | |
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| Microbiology of Soil | |
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| Isolation of Rhizobium from Legume Roots | |
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| Ammonification by Soil Microorganisms | |
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| Isolation of Streptomyces from Soil | |
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| Antibiotic Production by Streptomyces | |
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| Plate Count of Soil Bacteria | |
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| Microbial Ecology in the Soil-The Winogradsky Column | |
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| Recycling of Carbon in Food | |
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| Recycling of Carbon in Cloth | |
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| Recycling of Carbon in Leaves | |
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| Bacterial Genetics and Serology | |
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| Bacterial Genetics: Mutations and the Ames Test | |
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| Gradient Plate Technique | |
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| Mutagenic Effect of Ultraviolet Light | |
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| DNA Repair of UV Light Damage | |
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| The Ames Test | |
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| Serology: Agglutination Techniques and Blood Cell Identification | |
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| Slide Agglutination | |
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| Tube Agglutination | |
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| Hemagglutination: Determination of Blood Type | |
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| Blood Smear | |
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| Preparation of Stains and Diagnostic Reagents | |
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| Using Enterotube II | |
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| Index | |